Co-authored by Emma Sutton.
Contents
- A Introduction 13.1
- NICE ‘Clinical Knowledge Summary for Eating Disorders’ 13.2
- B Children 13.3
- General principles 13.3
- Children under the age of 16 13.3
- Children aged 16 and 17 13.4
- Effect of disorder on the approach to Gillick competence 13.5
- Exercise of court’s jurisdiction: general approach 13.6
- Deprivation of liberty 13.7
- Mental Health Act 1983 13.8
- Informal admission for treatment of a mental disorder 13.9
- The scope of parental authority outside the MHA 13.10
- Inherent jurisdiction 13.13
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 13.14
- Procedure 13.15
- C Adults 13.16
- Capacitous adults – general rule 13.16
- Capacitous adults detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 13.17
- Adults lacking the capacity to consent 13.21
- Treatment under the MHA 13.21
- Where treatment cannot be provided under the MHA 13.22
- Under the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction – Re Dr A 13.23
- Under the MCA 13.24
- Procedure – is an application necessary? 13.29
- Procedure: Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act 13.30
- Preparation 13.31
- Procedure by the patient – injunction 13.32
- D Conclusion 13.33